Ryan Bomberger: Some Baylor University Faculty and Student Try to Ban Christian Author Matt Walsh Because They Fear Truth

April 17, 2019

Christians are called to be strong and courageous, but that’s not what Christian students are being taught on many Christian college campuses today. Too often, they’re taught to fear and to hide behind a false pretense of grace while extending none.

Christian writer, speaker and author Matt Walsh was protested by college staff and students, at Baylor University, who didn’t want to hear a Biblical perspective on culture-shifting issues. How dare a Christian father speak Biblical truths about abortion, marriage and gender! That’s “hate speech.” This is intolerable in a day and age when many define their own subjective truth which, apparently, cannot be subjected to any level of scrutiny no matter how civil the discourse.

In a Knight Foundation college student poll, 69% agreed that colleges should “restrict slurs and other speech that is intentionally offensive to certain groups.” Who determines what’s considered a slur and which language is “intentionally offensive?” Hate speech is now the default accusation for ideas or words that challenge a “progressive” worldview.

There’s no America without free speech. It’s not free if it comes laden with restrictions and heavy societal costs.